Celeb chefs to fill in for R.J. Cooper at Rogue 24

Rogue 24 chef R.J. Cooper will be taking some time off from his tasting menu-centric restaurant to undergo open heart surgery. But that doesn’t mean the restaurant will languish in his absence.

The chef has enlisted a roster of celebrity chefs, some local and some otherwise, to fill in for him. Each will take on a one-week rotation at the destination restaurant, which opened in Blagden Alley this summer. First up: Frederick-based chef and “Top Chef” alumnus Bryan Voltaggio.